Now that I’ve compiled the list of games I beat last year, it’s time to look forward to games I’ll play and beat in 2014. All games on this list I already own except for the five marked with * which I already have on pre-order.

15) Uncharted: Golden Abyss - Since I just got my PS Vita from Amazon yesterday, I figured it makes sense to include one title on this list. Since I haven’t really played around with my Vita yet, I’m not sure how I’ll like it.

14) Killzone: Shadow Fall - This game makes the list because I beat Killzone 2 and Killzone 3 last year. I’m on the third chapter of this game and enjoy the open setting and excellent graphics.

13) *The Crew - The first of two racing games on my list as I would say racing is my favorite genre of game. An open world setting that promises to take 90 minutes from coast to coast in the game sounds very ambitious.

12) God Of War - I just started God of War (part of the God of War Collection for PS3) in December and would say I’m probably about half-way through. The last part I remember was walking through the desert trying to find the three sirens.

11) Max Payne 3 - Sadly I haven’t played either of the first two games, but I don’t think that’ll make me enjoy the third game any less.

10) Dishonored - Only got about an hour in so when I play again, I’ll likely delete my save and start over.

9) The Witcher 2: Assassins Of Kings - I’m ready to enjoy this story before The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt releases next year.

8 ) Batman: Arkham City - After beating the amazing Batman: Arkham Asylum, I never really started Arkham City. My excuse is that I had two different friends borrow it from me, but still this game came out in 2011.

7) Dead Rising 3 - This is one I’ll guarantee to finish in 2014. I’ve been playing with one of my good friends and we have been waiting for the other to continue our game, but we’re in chapter 4.

6) Forza Motorsport 5 - My second racing game and I’m proud to say I’ve beaten every single race in every single Forza game to date (I even “platinumed” Forza Motorsport 3). I’m currently at driver level 80 in this game.

5) *Watch_Dogs - Like most people, I was extremely excited for this game to release in November 2013, and slightly disappointed when the date got pushed back. I would always rather have that then rush out a game though.

4) *Infamous: Second Son - I really enjoyed both previous Infamous games, as I beat the first on good and evil, and the second on good. I’m super excited to see the new powers and the new setting.

3) *Titanfall - Since I still play competitive first-person shooters with my friends online (I don’t find it fun/exhilarating anymore unless I’m playing with friends), I am real excited for what this game may bring.

2) *Destiny - Halo 3 was the reason I bought my Xbox 360 in 2008, so of course I’m excited to see what Bungie can do with this came. It sounds absolutely massive.

1) The Last Of Us - The final game on my list. I’ve heard amazing things about this game, but have yet to play it for myself. It’ll be nice playing this in 2014 and then having Uncharted 4 hopefully release during the Holidays.

**My number one game has a spoiler if you haven’t beaten Red Dead Redemption.

5) Pigsy from Enslaved. While he isn’t one of the two main characters in the game, he is annoying just for the fact that he secretly loves Trip. Doesn’t he know that’s my girl?

4) Witches from Left 4 Dead. They really aggravate me mainly because I don’t have enough friends to play with some I’m stuck with the CPU controller the 3 other characters (or at least 2). They always seem to walk right into the witch and alert her which means I now have a teammate guaranteed to be down.

3) Jack Rourke from Need For Speed: The Run. They tried (and failed) again with a story in a Need For Speed Game (see: NFS: Undercover) and Jack is annoying for the simple fact that I don’t care for him at all.

2) Marcus Fenix from Gears Of War series. I really like the Gears of War series but after three games, Marcus gets old fast. He is a strong brute that grunts for talking and is a perfect stereotypical strong enforcer with not much personality.

1) Jack Marston from Red Dead Redemption. I loved this game and played all the way through, developing a huge bond with John, only to have him die in the end. It definitely made for an emotional ending to a great game, but it also forced me to free roam with his now grown up son, Jack. I hated that!

Running around as a schoolboy doing lots of goofy things
in this open-world game.

19 - Midnight Club:
Los Angeles (IGN rating—8.5)

Although a tough game at times, it left its mark on me with
good controls and some funny dialogue.

18 - Fallout 3 (IGN
Rating—9.6)

This is the game that made me start to look at other RPG
games.

17 - MLB 11: The
Show (IGN rating—8.0)

My first MLB game since MVP Baseball 2005.

16 - Need For Speed
Most Wanted (IGN rating—8.0)

I couldn’t get enough of the awesome pursuits and bounty
in this game.

15 - Saints Row 2
(IGN rating—8.2)

A game that doesn’t take itself serious but excels at
making the game fun.

14 - Gran Turismo 5
(IGN rating—8.5)

While waiting forever for this game to come out, the cars
do look great and it’s an awesome sim racer.

13 - Infamous (IGN
rating—9.2)

A good idea for an open world game that allows the player
to decide whether to be good or evil.

12 - Gears Of War 2
(IGN rating—9.5)

I’m not the biggest fan of third person shooters but this
game was so good that it didn’t really matter.

11 - NBA 2K11 (IGN
rating—9.5)

The best basketball game of all-time. Playing right away
as Jordan when you pop the game in is incredibly memorable.

10 - Heavy Rain
(IGN rating—9.0)

With so many endings to this game and an excellent
storyline, it’s asking to be a great game.

9 - Assassin’s
Creed II (IGN rating—9.2)

A drastic difference from the first game with
improvements on every level.

8 - Uncharted 2:
Among Thieves (IGN rating—9.5)

The #1 PS3 game of all-time according to IGN. Probably would
be higher on my list but I haven’t finished it yet. I haven’t had my PS3 for
too long so I’ll get to it eventually.

7 - Call Of Duty:
Modern Warfare 2 (IGN rating—9.5)

I got addicted to the multiplayer as many other people
did but the special ops kept me coming back for more.

6 - Forza
Motorsport 3 (IGN rating—9.4)

The best sim racer around. The amount of customization and
sharing is amazing and the graphics are outstanding.

5 - Mass Effect 2
(IGN rating—9.6)

I really enjoyed the story of both Mass Effect and Mass
Effect 2 but the improvements of the second game were awesome and makes this
one of the best games of all-time.

4 - Red Dead
Redemption (IGN rating—9.7)

This open world western kept me up late at night as I
couldn’t stop playing.

3 - BioShock (IGN
rating—9.7)

I was first introduced to this game by my college roommate
and I wanted it ever since. Amazing story and eerie and terrifying world make
this game one of the best.

2 - Halo 3 (IGN
rating—9.5)

While I love Halo: Reach, this game is the reason I
bought a 360 in the first place back in 2008. I played so many multiplayer
games until 4:30 in the morning during the summer that this has to be #2.

1 - Borderlands
(IGN rating—8.8)

A game that I couldn’t quite figure out until I kept
playing and soon began to love it. I loved this game so much that I beat it
four times and the DLC twice. The FPS controls, loot hunting, RPG elements with
building your character, and stylish graphics made this a very memorable game
for me and deserves to sit atop my list of favorite current gen games.